A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 210 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal (130 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, -29.3227° West, 40.7508° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 11:17:16 / 11:17 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us10006ue0. Event ids that are associated: us10006ue0. Global time and date of event 01/10/16 / 2016-10-01 13:17:16 / October 1, 2016 @ 1:17 pm UTC/GMT.
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 210 km NE of Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal.
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